Xi Jinping Departs for Washington for First State Visit to US in 11 Years

Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Beijing on the 23rd for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

China Central Television (CCTV) reported that President Xi departed Beijing aboard a special plane earlier that day on a state visit to the United States at the invitation of President Trump.

President Xi will hold a summit with President Trump in Washington on the 24th, Eastern Time, and carry out a three-day, two-night itinerary in the U.S. through the 25th.

CCTV reported that President Xi is accompanied on this visit to the U.S. by his wife, Peng Liyuan, Cai Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister.

President Xi's visit to the U.S. comes three years after his attendance at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit held in San Francisco in 2023, and marks his first state visit in 11 years since 2015 during the administration of then-U.S. President Barack Obama.

His face-to-face meeting with President Trump will take place about four months after President Trump's state visit to China in May.

The upcoming summit is expected to address key agenda items such as bilateral trade frictions, artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation, and the Taiwan issue.

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